Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octabasic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: octaba-sic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms

adj

having eight atoms of a univalent metal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English basic English octabasic From octa- + basic.

Rhymes With

heptabasic

Questions

What does octabasic mean?: containing eight replaceable hydrogen atoms
Where does octabasic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English basic English octabasic From octa- + basic.

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